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The Peachy Inkpress
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I can't find any recent pictures, but this is what Sherbie's looked like for months.
Lots of plucking in the front (sometimes a little further down from what's seen here) and behind her head as well.
We're now on week six of a diphenhydramine regimen (given twice daily, each week upping her dosage by one unit). We kept this up until her plucking ceased. I'm pretty sure it has, but I'm continuing till she heals and then I'll ask Dr. Shashy what to do next. Really we were going to up the dosage until she got sleepy, but that just isn't going to happen with this bird. She has SO much energy! Nothing stops her.
Here she is today.
There's still a bald-ish spot behind her head and a few spots in front, but it's mostly covered up now. Dr. Shashy noted some nice feather growth back there, too. She's really pleased with the progress and so am I. Now if we could just get Sherbs to quit doting on fake eggies and trying to be a Momma, we'd be good.
Oh, and yes that's a little bruise on her nare. She was playing VERY roughly with her AS Gym N' Jingle one afternoon. I really don't know what she's made of, but she's one tough cookie.
Also Sherbie learned a new thing to say. Both Braden and I will walk in the room and ask her "What is it?" whenever she's being fussy or whenever we hold some new toy/object in front of her. So now she says "What (sounds like a whistle) eesit"
Lots of plucking in the front (sometimes a little further down from what's seen here) and behind her head as well.
We're now on week six of a diphenhydramine regimen (given twice daily, each week upping her dosage by one unit). We kept this up until her plucking ceased. I'm pretty sure it has, but I'm continuing till she heals and then I'll ask Dr. Shashy what to do next. Really we were going to up the dosage until she got sleepy, but that just isn't going to happen with this bird. She has SO much energy! Nothing stops her.
Here she is today.
There's still a bald-ish spot behind her head and a few spots in front, but it's mostly covered up now. Dr. Shashy noted some nice feather growth back there, too. She's really pleased with the progress and so am I. Now if we could just get Sherbs to quit doting on fake eggies and trying to be a Momma, we'd be good.
Oh, and yes that's a little bruise on her nare. She was playing VERY roughly with her AS Gym N' Jingle one afternoon. I really don't know what she's made of, but she's one tough cookie.
Also Sherbie learned a new thing to say. Both Braden and I will walk in the room and ask her "What is it?" whenever she's being fussy or whenever we hold some new toy/object in front of her. So now she says "What (sounds like a whistle) eesit"